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  1. 03-10-2015, 07:42 PM #1
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    Sweet '86 Tecate HD Studio Photos

    Check these out. ATV Rider Magazine posted these up on their website here:

    http://www.atvrider.com/1986-kawasak...src=SOC&dom=fb











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    Wow those look great.
    im pretty sure its an 87 tho
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    Very nice. That must be the one from the kawasaki museum?
    Looking for a Bassani silencer for a 2nd gen tecate, the style with the movable mount. 1st gen will work
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    Quote Originally Posted by 86T3 View Post
    Very nice. That must be the one from the kawasaki museum?
    I'm pretty sure they are photos from back in the day taken by Kawasaki for advertising purposes.
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    It is an 87. You can tell by the decals, painted rims, parking brake, and key ignition. Very cool.
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    Quote Originally Posted by christph View Post
    It is an 87. You can tell by the decals, painted rims, parking brake, and key ignition. Very cool.
    Wow...the rims were painted in '87 huh? Never knew that!! Why would they do this? Reduced production costs?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Darius1502 View Post
    Wow...the rims were painted in '87 huh? Never knew that!! Why would they do this? Reduced production costs?
    They redesigned the 85/86 rim, I assume to make it stronger. The 87 rim has a rolled lip and a welded center, which you can see in one of the pictures. It's the same rim they used on the T-4. Painting may have saved on production costs.
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    I know the article says those are archived pictures but I don't believe it. They couldn't even get the year right. I think that 87 is the same one in the Kawasaki HQ. http://www.3wheelerworld.com/showthr...ight=87+tecate
    Looking for a Bassani silencer for a 2nd gen tecate, the style with the movable mount. 1st gen will work
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